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> In other words, they're producing right figures in the output out of wrong ones in the input. This does not refute the concept GIGO nor does it have anything
by kibwen 2y ago
> In other words, they're producing right figures in the output out of wrong ones in the input.
This does not refute the concept GIGO nor does it have anything to do with it. You appear to have missed the point of Babbage's statement. I encourage you to meditate upon it more thoroughly. It has nothing to do with the statistical correlation of inputs to outputs, and nothing to do with information theory. If Babbage were around today, he would still tell you the same thing, because nothing has changed regarding his statement, because nothing can change, because it is a fundamental observation about the limitations of logic.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoI don't know what the point of Babbage's statement was; it makes little sense other than a quip, or - as 'immibis suggests upthread[0] - a case of Babbage not realizing he's being tested by someone worried he's a fraud. I do usually know what the point of any comment quoting that Babbage's statement is, and in such cases, including this one, I almost always find it wanting. -- [0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43893270 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43893270